The list
| # | Player | Born | Bordeaux | Lens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alou Diarra | 1981 | 2007–2011 | 2004–2005, 2005–2006 |
| 2 | Vladimír Šmicer | 1973 | 2005–2007 | 1996–1999 |
| 3 | Jussiê | 1983 | 2007, 2007–2016 | 2005–2007 |
| 4 | Philippe Vercruysse | 1962 | 1986–1987, 1993–1994 | 1980–1986, 1988, 1997 |
| 5 | Grégory Sertic | 1989 | 2007–2016, 2009–2017 | 2010–2011, 2011 |
| 6 | Moussa Maâzou | 1988 | 2010–2011 | 2017–2018 |
| 7 | Didier Sénac | 1958 | 1988–1995 | 1977–1988 |
| 8 | Stéphane Dalmat | 1979 | 2006–2007 | 1998–1999 |
| 9 | Jean Onana | 2000 | 2021–2022 | 2022–2023 |
| 10 | Tony Vairelles | 1973 | 2001 | 1995–1999, 2003 |
| 11 | Xercès Louis | 1926 | 1957–1960 | 1949–1957 |
| 12 | Jean-Marc Furlan | 1957 | 1976–1978 | 1988–1989 |
| 13 | Pierre Ducasse | 1987 | 2005–2011 | 2011–2014 |
| 14 | Stéphane Ziani | 1971 | 1996–1997, 1999–2000 | 1997–1998 |
| 15 | Gaëtan Huard | 1962 | 1991–1996 | 1980–1988 |
| 16 | Cyril Rool | 1975 | 2004–2005 | 1998–2004 |
| 17 | Hassan Hanini | 1958 | 1983–1986 | 1986–1987 |
| 18 | Frédéric Meyrieu | 1968 | 1989–1990 | 1993–1996 |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Bade | 1960 | 1990–1992 | 1978–1984 |
| 20 | André Doye | 1924 | 1948–1956 | 1944–1946 |
| 21 | Patrice Marquet | 1966 | 1992–1993 | 1993 |
| 22 | Éric Dewilder | 1964 | 1988–1989 | 1981–1988 |
| 23 | Raymond Fiori | 1931 | 1959–1960 | 1956–1959 |
| 24 | Lucien Bonnet | 1933 | — | — |
| 25 | Georges Grabowski | 1945 | 1969–1972 | — |
Which way they moved
- Bordeaux first, then Lens: 9
- Lens first, then Bordeaux: 14
Test yourself
Three more club pairs: name one player for each.
Play it
In Who Played Both you and your opponent secretly pick a club each. If the clubs are Bordeaux and Lens, the first to name one of the players above in 15 seconds wins the round.
More pairs with Bordeaux
- Bordeaux – Marseille 74 players
- Bordeaux – Monaco 45 players
- Bordeaux – Toulouse 42 players
- Bordeaux – Rennes 39 players
- Bordeaux – Saint-Étienne 37 players
- Bordeaux – Nice 36 players
- Bordeaux – Paris Saint-Germain 36 players
- Bordeaux – Strasbourg 36 players
Bordeaux: every club it shares players with
More pairs with Lens
- Lens – Marseille 56 players
- Lens – Rennes 50 players
- Lens – Valenciennes 46 players
- Lens – Nice 43 players
- Lens – Lille 40 players
- Lens – Metz 36 players
- Lens – Nantes 36 players
- Lens – Paris Saint-Germain 35 players
Lens: every club it shares players with
Source: Wikidata (CC0), Wikipedia club articles and player infoboxes (years at each club). Youth spells and appearances that look unplayed are left out; volunteer-kept records can contain gaps or errors.